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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. jill biden, isn't she great? [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that i
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latin america and asia and america. a there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice and our country and to read states and blue states. red states for republicans and lose dates for democrats. we were shut off some got in the blue stated we don't like federal agents looking around in our libraries in the red states. we totally and the blue states and we have gay friends in the red states. there are patriots that oppose the war in iraq and there are patriots that support the war in iraq. we are one people, pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending the united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in the politics of pe? >> eight years ago by what was that a little-known state senator from illinois, barack obama, a candidate for the senate. as he lived at the trajectory of his life, in 2000,
there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america and latin america and asia and america. a there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice and our country and to read states and blue states. red states for republicans and lose dates for democrats. we were shut off some got in the blue stated we don't like federal agents looking around in our libraries in the red states. we totally and the blue states and we have gay friends in the...
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states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women that he married. -- woman that he married. isn't she great? when she and michelle back together to support military families, they made this country so proud. they have made such a great difference for military families across the country. i have one problem with barack obama's choosing to buy in as his vice president. i never got to serve with him in the united states sent -- senate. i am proud to be here to introduce our vice president, a person who is one of new hampshire pose the greatest friends, who has been a great vice president, joe biden. ♪ >
states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women...
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it is not just about the united states. it is about the countries of the world. >> and that could look like a treaty? >> yes, any kind of a frame work, and that international dialogue to a large extent has been missing. >> the you put yourself in the camp of people who look at cyber weapons as strategic weapons? you start drawing these analogies to the cold war. do you see them that way? >> not necessarily, and i think we have to be rigorous in our thinking as to whether those comparisons really apply. >> it is a lot of hot talk. >> it is washington, d.c. >> there are questions from the audience that go back to the executive order. where does the president's authority begin and end? can he issued the lieberman bill simply as an executive order? you mentioned the second part of the question, but the question of the president's authority, is that something you are looking at? >> i would start with article 2 of the constitution of the united states and the powers that derive from that. there is a number of cases that followed
it is not just about the united states. it is about the countries of the world. >> and that could look like a treaty? >> yes, any kind of a frame work, and that international dialogue to a large extent has been missing. >> the you put yourself in the camp of people who look at cyber weapons as strategic weapons? you start drawing these analogies to the cold war. do you see them that way? >> not necessarily, and i think we have to be rigorous in our thinking as to whether...
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that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the house and opened these negotiations last year with the president. there were all kinds of offers and discussions going back and forth on this. you can see the detail. you may blame obama. you may blame the republicans. you may blame me for writing about it. whenever it is. this is, if you will, the performance review. this is what we always used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. host: 1 last phone call for you, republican line in south carolina. caller: thank you, sir. please let me state a few facts. don't cut me off. host: we don't ha
that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the...
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god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> mitt romney responded to comments by president obama about china and he brought out his five point economic plan. [applause] >> thank you so much for that warm introduction. and for all your help and supportand congratulations to christina as well. thank you. good to be here. -- good to be home. i have a son here. and a grandson. hi, guys. [applause] it is an honor to be your guest and speak to you as we begin national hispanic heritage month. i am pleased to represent the party of governor susana martinez and marco rubio and ted cruz. [applause] these leaders are republicans for the same reasons as millions of other hispanics. they see ours is the party of opportunity, the party that will restore america's prosperity. at our convention, governor martinez described that experience that is so familiar. at the beginning of her career she was a democrat, and
god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> mitt romney responded to comments by president obama about china and he brought out his five point economic plan. [applause] >> thank you so much for that warm introduction. and for all your help and supportand congratulations to christina as well. thank you. good to be here. -- good to be home....
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that is exactly where we find ourselves today in the united states. in education, economic development, energy policy, transportation, and health care. the challenge before us is not unlike the rope scheme in outdoor school. yet another post and another rope and you move from one post to another. the only way you can do is you have to lean way out here and for a minute, you have to let go of this group -- rope to grab the new one. it is a leap of faith to reach for the possible. the opportunities here, the leadership challenge is to be able to describe the new business model in such a way that people can see it and embrace it and let go of the old one to move forward. and then move from the current paradigm to a new one. for decades, the u.s. health care system has operated on a business model that assumes that the public sector and private employers are going to underwrite in medical inflation rate growing at a lot faster than this cpi and that the system will continue to stand, not withstanding the tenuous relationship between expenditures and posit
that is exactly where we find ourselves today in the united states. in education, economic development, energy policy, transportation, and health care. the challenge before us is not unlike the rope scheme in outdoor school. yet another post and another rope and you move from one post to another. the only way you can do is you have to lean way out here and for a minute, you have to let go of this group -- rope to grab the new one. it is a leap of faith to reach for the possible. the...
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that is in the united states but around the world. the credit rating might not affect the united states but it could draw investors to look at spain and italy and realize that they need to start thinking more about political risks involved in other economies. most investors are probably looking already. >> could you tell or recall how much money left the markets when just the threat of a failure to raise the debt tillich was out there. >> it is very difficult to measure. one of the things you'll find an -- in looking at the economy is there some the things going on, it is impossible to pinpoint one specific issue. last july and august as it were threatening to inflict a wound on ourselves, europeans were doing one to themselves. your was going through one of its worst periods of the crisis last year. i include this figure in year from two investment banks. economists to run to the numbers. this action will help you understand there are specific costs for each individual measure. you can see i could two of them here because he conceded
that is in the united states but around the world. the credit rating might not affect the united states but it could draw investors to look at spain and italy and realize that they need to start thinking more about political risks involved in other economies. most investors are probably looking already. >> could you tell or recall how much money left the markets when just the threat of a failure to raise the debt tillich was out there. >> it is very difficult to measure. one of the...
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god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ ♪ >> the first of the presidential debates, live on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. coming up on c-span, a couple of campaign events first with michelle obama campaigning for her -- her husband in florida and senator john mccain campaign for mitt romney in new hampshire. tuesday, former political prisoner of the burmese league for democracy will talk about her country's transition to democracy and its relations with the u.s. live at 12:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span. 5:30 eastern, we hear from general james amos, speaking at the atlantic council about the role of the marine corps. >> i watched c-span2 find the unfiltered truth. what they're saying, when and why. beyond that, i like to use c- span as a thermostat for what is happening in the country. sometimes you get caught up a in the beltway. one of the shows are really enjoy watching is "washington journal." i
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states as an attack upon the united states. and we will respond militarily. i think you can say that about saudi arabia, too. when i made my statement, you should make people turn to vote. iran wants to destroy saudi arabia, too. >> we will get to iran in a moment, but let's pick up a little of that. it is confusing if you watch both conventions and you listen to people for both parties. one will always claimed that they are superior to the other in their historic support of israel. you have people telling us that republicans are stronger. i forgot these efforts to thwart the u.s. recognition of statehood. that is something obama has not received enough credit for. within a year, we have both a jewish congresspersons, one republican and one democrat saying opposite things. your party would do better in the white house for israel. >> i certainly believe so. it is a very critical period. small things can mean an awful lot when the president has not been to israel, snubs the prime minister, has made outrageous claims. these have c
states as an attack upon the united states. and we will respond militarily. i think you can say that about saudi arabia, too. when i made my statement, you should make people turn to vote. iran wants to destroy saudi arabia, too. >> we will get to iran in a moment, but let's pick up a little of that. it is confusing if you watch both conventions and you listen to people for both parties. one will always claimed that they are superior to the other in their historic support of israel. you...
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spread out in the western united states region. and i asked him, i said, you know, the past couple of years, are you doing better now than you were then? his answer was, no, on any level. if you ask him about what his bottom line is, the company's profits, no they're not better off than they were. if you ask them about the number of employees he has, no, they're not better off. in fact, they've struggled to try to make sure that they're able to keep the employees that they have been able to keep, by -- and this is something else that's thank goes unreported -- something else that goes unreported. that employee who is usually working a 40-hour workweek or maybe a little bit more is now working a 30-hour workweek or a 32-hour workweek. because as an employer he feels a responsibility to try to do everything he can to keep these employees working. to keep their families with a job in the household. but in order to do that, because their business is down, because their sales are down, they've actually now found themselves in situations
spread out in the western united states region. and i asked him, i said, you know, the past couple of years, are you doing better now than you were then? his answer was, no, on any level. if you ask him about what his bottom line is, the company's profits, no they're not better off than they were. if you ask them about the number of employees he has, no, they're not better off. in fact, they've struggled to try to make sure that they're able to keep the employees that they have been able to...
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the united states. and maybe you have heard, last year, i challenge the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans or military spouses. last week, michelle was able to announce that patriotic companies across america have actually exceeded that goal ahead of schedule with 125,000 jobs. [applause] but we still have more work to do. today, i am again calling on congress to act. they have some work they need to do. pass the veterans jobs corps. so we can put more vets to work protecting and rebuilding america, extend tax credits to businesses that hire our veterans, and i say to every company in america, if you want somebody who knows how to get the job done, if you want somebody who is going to make you proud, just like they made america proud, then hire a vet. hire a vet. [applause] after fighting for america, you should not have to fight for a job in america. [applause] to team bliss, these are america's commitments, to you and all those that serve. because we need to be there for you just like yo
the united states. and maybe you have heard, last year, i challenge the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans or military spouses. last week, michelle was able to announce that patriotic companies across america have actually exceeded that goal ahead of schedule with 125,000 jobs. [applause] but we still have more work to do. today, i am again calling on congress to act. they have some work they need to do. pass the veterans jobs corps. so we can put more vets to work protecting and...
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we bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] >> in less than two weeks, the first of the presidential debates live on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. watch and engage. >> next, an analysis of the 2012 campaign. then a look at next week's u.s. house agenda. after that, a discussion on the ratification of the recent events in the middle east. >> i started by saying, let us be cautiously optimistic. something is happening which is great. what i call in the book "the awakening." the awakening is the awakening of the arab mind and the intellectual revolution. yes, it is possible to get rid of dictators. it is possible to change countries. this is something that's a legacy, a shift which feels very promising for now and for the future. >> oxford university islamic professor tariq ramadan talks about the arab spring this sunday on c-span2's booktv. >> "boston globe" reporters and political analysts discuss the final two months of the presidential campaign. the state of the race coming out of the conventions,
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abroad these united states of america. and for our leaders in congress. that though we are so close to an election, what will matter more is the fulfillment of our oath and the protection as best we can of those who are trying to protect us. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? to adjourn? mr. gohmert: madam speaker, at this time i move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. according to the -- accordingly the house stands adjourned until >> the bill limits the energy departments's ability to issue such loan guarantees and adds penalties for officials who fail to comply with the bill's requirement. the bill passed in house 245-161. the house returns next tuesday for morning hour speeches, 2:00 p.m. for legislative work here on c-span. president barack obama vice president joe biden and first lady michelle oba
abroad these united states of america. and for our leaders in congress. that though we are so close to an election, what will matter more is the fulfillment of our oath and the protection as best we can of those who are trying to protect us. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? to adjourn? mr. gohmert: madam speaker, at this time i move that we do now hereby adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion...
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this was unacceptable to the united states. on those four points, i know some of you will disagree with this strongly -- on those four points, this was not a good deal for the and it states. they went ahead with much tougher sanctions. then you have an effort in december, 2010, to revise the diplomatic process. iran came to the meeting saying their condition was that sanctions should be lifted and its right to gingrich should be unequivocally recognized. -- it right to enrich should be unequivocally recognized. the iranians stopped negotiating because the and it states wanted to have a modified deals what agreement. they said we will not talk to you until you lift all feel sanctions and recognize our right to enrich. war talk starts building. he had his real seeking more and more wanting to know what is going on. it had a meeting in march between president obama and nets anyahu. then you have three meetings, in april in istanbul, may in baghdad, june in moscow. there were talking very concretely -- no longer rhetoric, the logge
this was unacceptable to the united states. on those four points, i know some of you will disagree with this strongly -- on those four points, this was not a good deal for the and it states. they went ahead with much tougher sanctions. then you have an effort in december, 2010, to revise the diplomatic process. iran came to the meeting saying their condition was that sanctions should be lifted and its right to gingrich should be unequivocally recognized. -- it right to enrich should be...
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you study in the united states. you lived in the united states. i suspect you know that the u.s. government is not anti-islam. the president and secretary of state have put ads on your telephone -- television saying, wouldn't it be a good idea to go on television? you have a lot more credibility than we do with your people -- and say united states is a good country. they have a different culture and the first amendment. it may be difficult for us to understand, but we assure you they are not anti-muslim. ofldn't that create the sort mutual trust and respect you are talking about? >> to be quite honest, there are guilty different things that are getting mixed up in this particular problem. it.s admit we have to have a deeper understanding of each other's culture. the mindset that is important in this law, let me disregard it completely. -- in islam, let me disregard it completely. i think we need to develop more understanding in understanding each other's sensibilities. i am happy to an i am no -- and i know my police have already done so. i was watching and i am happy to say that
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it is not just about the united states. it is about the countries of the world. >> and that could look like >> the could look like a treaty? >> it could look like any kind of framework. >> steve put yourself in the camp of people in very senior physicians who look at cyber weapons as strategic weapons? you start drawing these analogies to the cold war, the nuclear arms race. the see if the playbacks -- see it that way? >> there is a lot of hot talk. >> it is washington, d.c. >> of questions i want to ask the go back to the executive order. where does the president authority begin and end, regarding a cyber executive order? can he issue the lieberman bill, as an executive order? and you have answered the second part of the harder. the president of authority -- is that something you are looking at? do you have the answers to that? >> i would start with article 2 of the constitution of the united states, the powers that derive from that. there are a number of supreme court cases. you begin with the responsibility of the presid
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moore sent that e-mail to a financial services staffer stating, "one united is in trouble." outside council believes it is a reasonable interpretation that this e-mail is a specific reference to one united. mr. moore was aware that the bank might fail. mr. moore forward an e-mail received from a special counsel who also served as the chair on the national bank association. the e-mail contains an attachment which was a chart breaking down the investment in freddie mae and fannie mac. -- fannie mae and freddie mac. mr. moore followed up with a staffer by e-mail in and asking, "how did that meeting go?" it is our recommendation that these two e-mails sent by mr. moore were an effort to assist one united and not the greater class of banks. what we determined that these two e-mails were official acts taken by mr. moore to assist the bank, we're not able to determine if these e-mails were sent before or after. it is clear that representative waters told mr. moore he should not specifically assist one united. representative waters stated, and i quote, "we were only concerned about
moore sent that e-mail to a financial services staffer stating, "one united is in trouble." outside council believes it is a reasonable interpretation that this e-mail is a specific reference to one united. mr. moore was aware that the bank might fail. mr. moore forward an e-mail received from a special counsel who also served as the chair on the national bank association. the e-mail contains an attachment which was a chart breaking down the investment in freddie mae and fannie mac....